If you pursue a degree in sociology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
There was only one school in Alaska to review for the 2024 Best Sociology Schools in Alaska ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sociology Schools in Alaska list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sociology degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Alaska Anchorage if you want to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the sociology program earn an average of $37,682 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).